Proving our standards

We work hard to ensure our systems and products meet the latest criteria and recognise the importance of assisting our customers, specifiers and contractors to achieve their sustainable targets by providing them with informative, honest data that enables them to make an informed choice when selecting our roofing systems.

Fire Performance of Bauder Systems

Bauder waterproofing systems verified by the BBA are deemed ‘unrestricted’ and suitable for use on any part of a roof.

Waterproofing

British Board of Agrément (BBA)

BBA certification is widely known throughout the construction industry as a symbol of quality and reassurance. Through robust test and assessment schemes the BBA give approval of construction products. It’s a vital ingredient to help ensure acceptance with specifiers, building control, local authorities and insurers.

Product

Declaration Number

Bauder Total Roof Systems

10/4744

Bauder Total Green Roof Systems

10/4744

Bauderflex Systems

10/4744

Bauderflex Green Roof Systems

10/4744

Thermofol Membranes

06/4354

Thermoplan Membranes

04/4120

LiquiTEC Roof Systems

14/5152

LiquiTEC Balcony Systems

14/5152

Hot Melt Waterproofing Systems

06/4350

Hot Melt Damp-proofing Systems

06/4350

Euroglaze Rooflights

05/4279

Bauder PIR Insulation

16/5365

Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA)

Statement

Certification

Our membership comprises all of the major companies in the Rigid Polyurethane (PUR) and Polyisocyanurate (PIR) Foam Industry in the UK, including manufacturers of finished polyurethane (PUR) and polyisocyanurate (PIR) foam products, suppliers of the various raw materials and machinery manufacturers.

All IMA members have signed up to a Code of Conduct which seeks to ensure that the highest standards of honesty and integrity are maintained.

The Eco Platform accreditation is recognised by the BRE as valid and transferable environmental documentation towards obtaining BREEAM credits within their assessment process and LEED assessment schemes.

Product

Declaration Number

Thermofol Membranes

EPD-BAU-20130188-IBCC-EN

Thermoplan Membranes

EPD-BAU-20130189-IBCC-EN

Bitumen Membranes

S-P-00414

PU Insulation - Mineral Fleece Facing

EPD-IVP-20140206-IBE1-EN

PU Insulation - Aluminium Facing

EPD-IVP-20140207-IBE1-EN

PU Insulation without facing

EPD-IVP-20160147-IBE1-DE

MMA Resin Products (LiquiTEC)

EPD-DBC-20130101-IBE1-EN

Factory Mutual

Statement

Certification

When products are FM Approved, you know that they conform to the highest standards of quality, technical integrity and performance. FM Approvals has been a trusted source of property loss prevention product evaluation for more than a century. Roof assemblies and associated equipment that are certified by FM Approvals undergo a rigorous test program to verify they can withstand a natural hazard or fire event.

The aim of the NFRC is to provide members with companies that they have checked and approved. All supplier members have to abide by the NFRC Code of Practice so all can expect a fair deal whilst working to improve the status of the roofing industry.

SPRA represents membrane manufacturers, associated component manufacturers and specialist sub contractors and aims to ensure the delivery of best value single ply roofing systems, through a quality assured partnership. By specifying products and specialist installation by SPRA Manufacturer, Associate and Contractor members you can be assured that all parties meet strict quality criteria. Compliance with these criteria is assessed at application, by annual audit and by random spot checks.

Green Roof

British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI)

Statement

Certification

We are affiliate members of the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI), and provide support to members seeking to deliver quality and value on green roofs and maintenance projects to their customers.

Our sedum blankets, XF301 and XF300, have been certifed through the Cradle to Cradle standard which guides manufacturers through a continual improvement process that looks at a product through five quality categories — material health, material re-utilisation, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness.

Certified Silver

Flora Locale

Statement

Certification

The BauderFlora seed mixes have native British and Scottish provenance for perennial wildflowers, annuals and grasses to meet BREEAM and Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) requirements. Bauder adheres to the Flora Locale code of practice which promotes and advances the conservation of native wild plat populations for ecological restoration.

We are a founder member of the Green Roof Organisation (GRO). The GRO Guidelines, which refers back to the original German association The Landscaping and Landscape Development Research Society e.V. (FLL), recommends levels of performance, longevity of components and technical design criteria.

Founder member

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Perfect for Pollinators

Statement

Certification

The United Kingdom’s wild bees and other pollinators are considered to be in decline. By planting nectar and pollen rich flowers over a long season, this trend can be reduced. The plant varieties within our Flora Seed Mixes for substrate green roofs have been specially selected and blended to give a high diversity of wildflowers included in the RHS Perfect for Pollinators list to provide a rich habitat for priority pollinators, larval food plants for butterflies and seed sources for birds.

Solar

Energy4All

Statement

Certification

Energy4All project manage and coordinate your installation from start to finish providing financial solutions and ensuring schools have no administration to undertake. They will audit the proposed scheme ensuring it is a viable proposition and that the energy generated will deliver to you additional revenue with no capital outlay.

MCS is a nationally recognised quality assurance scheme, supported by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. MCS certifies microgeneration technologies used to produce electricity and heat from renewable sources. It is also an eligibility requirement for the Government's financial incentives, which include the Feed-in Tariff and the Renewable Heat Incentive.

Since 1978, the STA has worked to promote the benefits of solar energy and to make its adoption easy and profitable for domestic and commercial users.It looks to continually improve standards and shape and promote best practice in the solar industry through its members, which range from manufacturers to distributers, developers and installers.